Monument record 0207400000 - THORNBOROUGH WINDMILL

Summary

Historical records and field survey of nineteenth century windmill

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  • Planning Notification Area: Remains of post-medieval windmill

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Type and Period (1)

  • WINDMILL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 0003 m
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
MAP, 1825 HAS WINDMILL (& WATERMILL ADJACENT); NAMED 'THORNBOROUGH MILLS'; APPROX AT NGR (B1).
OS MAPS HAVE 'THORNBOROUGH WINDMILL (CORN)' (LATER EDNS 'WINDPUMP') AT NGR (B2).
DERELICT IN 1976 (B3).
IN 1983, BASE SURVIVED TO C.5M HIGH (B6; FOR FURTHER INFO, SEE CAS CARD). WATERMILL- CASS 02836
Buildings report held at NMR (B8).

A windmill of post medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as an extant building and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located approximately 200m south east of Thornborough Mill, Thornborough, and centred at SP 73728 35226. Early photos (1930s) show the building has been reduced in height but has a conical (?tiled) roof, Google streetview shows a brick built structure with no roof on modern images. (9-13)

Sources (13)

  • <1>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC10274 Map: OS 1880/85 6IN (1.10560) MAP, 1ST EDN; & SUBSEQUEN T EDNS.
  • <3>SBC14613 Bibliographic reference: SMITH AC 1976 WINDMILLS IN BUCKS &OXON P19 & ILLUS P11.
  • <4>SBC16325 Bibliographic reference: VINCE J 1976 WINDMILLS IN BUCKS &THE CHILTERNS P27.
  • <5>SBC6592 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD (FILED).
  • <6>SBC582 Bibliographic reference: ARP 1983(AUG) FIELD VISIT (HISTORICAL INFO FROM MR TAYLOR, OWNER & GRANDSON OF FORMER MILLER).
  • <7>SBC8119 Graphic material: Unknown. Undated. SKETCH MAP OF THORNBOROUGH MILLS (EARLY C19?) SHOWING TOWER MILL DRAWN IN ELEVATION.
  • <8>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF002011.
  • <9>SBC26375 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4228 11-Oct-1946.
  • <10>SBC26405 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1947. RAF-CPE-UK-2159 RP 3193 13-Jun-1947.
  • <11>SBC26406 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2011. NMR 27362/045 09-Dec-2011.
  • <12>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM Dec-2017 date accessed 17-Mar-2022.
  • <13>SBC26407 Digital archive: Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Unknown. SPAB Mills Archive: Thornborough Mill. Item SPAB-WIS-BUCKS-18-01 - Thornborough. date accessed 23-Apr-2023.

Location

Grid reference SP 73734 35229 (point)
Civil Parish THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC17664)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Sep 4 2023 5:37PM

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